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We touched on this topic in our sixth video in this seminar, the importance of filter placement. We have a few other videos covering the same idea with different equipment parts. It’s clearly something we can’t stress enough – DESIGN MATTERS!  Think through all your steps: How will I clean this?, How will we repair this? A few minutes of […]

We’re going to get a bit technical here but, it’s because we are spray equipment experts. We stay up late at night thinking of problems and how you’d have to deal with them when we design rigs for our clients spray equipment. Thankfully, we see a lot of terrible design ideas to teach us what NOT to do when they come in for help! This is a favor […]

Great article in PCT Magazine (by Allen Fugler) recently about ensuring that pest control technicians remember to use their pest control PPE, specifically eye protection.  The article states that, "More than 800,000 people sustain eye injuries at work each year in the United States".  This is scary stuff. I won't reiterate the e […]

A professional who uses his B&G Sprayer cannot afford down time.  Use slow winter times to perform your preventative maintenance on your B&G.  Reminder: Use only authentic B&G sprayer parts. B&G Sprayer tips. Do NOT use anything sharp or metal to clean the tip. If the tip is worn, replace it. A new tip is is […]

Birchmeier Backpacks are, in my opinion, the best manual backpack sprayers made.  They are a great tool for your pest control or landscape business. With a little care, your Birchmeier Backpack Sprayer will last many years. Unfortunately, we see many Birchmeiers that are not properly cared for.   Here are my sug […]

It all comes back to design. Bad design will take away time from you and waste it on complicated repairs. O-rings need to be replaced. They are worked and worked some more. Swivel, turn, coat in chemical, repeat. It’s just a small piece of rubber or silicone that will wear out and it’s an easy fix.  In another shining example of “bad […]

I’m not an expert but... We’ve all seen these commercials that has a person acting like an expert and when questioned on their authority they essentially say “I’m not an expert, but I stayed in this hotel!”  Sometimes we see sprayers/rigs that look like someone walking down the street was asked and allowed to design it. Don’t take advice […]

This Power Spray Rig was abuse and misused.  The lack of training by the technician destroyed this weed control spray rig.   A little training & attention will save your company money and extend the life of your pest control sprayer.Watch this short video about one company's power sprayer.Some key points:1.  […]

Check out my article in Pest Control Technology - PCT Magazine, entitled, "Equipment Maintenance - An Ounce of Prevention" In this article I share some detailed tips for extending the life of your  Pest Control Equipment through proper pest control equipment maintenance.  Click on the photo to read the article on the PCT website. […]

Time to clean the filter on your backpack sprayer! No worries just reach down into the main tank and grab that filter... ERH wait! They want you to put your hand into where there was just harsh lawn and pest control chemicals?! That is some of the bizarre design flaws we’ve actually seen on  professional spray equipment.  What hap […]